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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
KZN
ISSUE : 3
OCT 2013 -MARCH 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Turton CHC to the rescue
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Demonstration garden
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World Mental Health
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Awareness Day
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Turton CHC Quality day
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Christmas party for children 6
STI/pregnancy week
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CBM Team Members
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TB facts sheet
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Sports
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TURTON CHC TO THE RESCUE!!!!
From the left: Finance Manager Miss N. Baai, former Asset Manager Mr X.P Myandu,
Medical Manager Dr N Buso, Occupational Therapist Miss C. Cele and Mr Sibonelo
Nombika on his new electronic wheels courtesy of Turton CHC
Sibonelo Nombika from Esibanini area in Mthwalume was involved in a car accident
back in 2007 he was stuck for four hours under the car. PRO Mr S.Mbatha and the
rehab team made a home visit to asses his situation on arrival he was lying on his bed
weak and anxious, we noticed that he was quadriplegic because he could only operate his left arm shoulder even though the shoulder was very weak. Since 2007 he
could not get a proper wheel chair to suit his condition, just 3 months after the PRO
and the Rehab team made the home visit , Turton CHC came to the rescue in October
2013 by offering him a left arm electronic control wheel chair. “I am so happy about
what Turton CHC has done for me after a long time not getting the help I needed, i
will be no longer be a burden to my family” Nombika concluded .One can remember
that it is not the first time Turton CHC has done this, last year they handed over more
than 10 wheelchairs to physically challenged people from Mthwalume ward 19 the
project was initiated by Operation Sukuma Sakhe ward 19. The CHC has shown warm
sympathy for the physically challenged people and it will continue to do so in the
name of ‘Batho-Pele—Care and Compassion”
“Turton CHC ,we have a good story to tell”
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SIVUNA ESIKUTSHALILE
Demonstration garden
TURTON CHC GOES GREEN!!
Our beautiful demonstration
garden which we use to motivate
the community to have one in
their homes. Its vital to eat fresh
food from the garden as we are
promoting healthy lifestyles.
Our garden has already produced fresh spinach , cabbages,
onions, etc. Turton CHC would
like to thank Department of
agriculture team who made this
possible and the (CWP) Community work programme members.
World Mental Health awareness DAy
Turton CHC mental health team & staff members
celebrated word mental health day in October
2013. The event was nothing but a success and
every year they are guided by a certain theme , this
time the theme was “mental health & elderly”
which focused on mental wellness for elderly people. Mr M Duma who is one of our elderly client
gave a testimony and thanked Turton CHC mental health team for helping him as he is now mentally stable and taking his treatment accordingly
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EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
TO US EMPLOYEE WELLNESS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMME
The vision of Turton CHC is to achieve optimal health status for all its employees. The employees form an enormous part of the Turton population.
This CHC has recognized that their most valuable asset and recourses is its
employees. Therefore the EAP forms an important part of the CHC commitment to assist employees to deal with social and emotional difficulties
in order to sustain effective performance and remain productive members
of the health care team. This may enhance the institutions profitability by
reducing absenteeism, turnover, tardiness, accidents, medical claims, and
Who can use our services
All employees of the department of
health irrespective of the level can
use the services
Immediate family members of employees who are using our services
can also participate in the EAP provided the are part of the problem
What is an employee assistance
Confidentiality is our game
program?
Every case is treated with the strictest confidentiality. No manager, supervisor, staff
member or any other person will be allowed to discuss any employee problems
with other people . EAP records will not
become part of personal records and supervisors would only be informed that the
employee is continuing with to receive
assistance, without going to the into details of the problem.
Life can sometimes get the better of us in any given stage in our career.
We find ourselves preoccupied with problems, which sometimes spirals
out of control and negatively penetrate our personal life, and can in turn
effect our work performance.
Turton CHC views employees as one of the most valuable assets and takes
responsibility for helping employees to deal with the pressures of life. The
employees assistance program is designed to assist employees in any prob-
How does this program work ?
First and foremost one has to identify that they have a problems, either
have to seek help themselves or an employee can be referred to the employee assistance practitioner by his/ her supervisor.
An employee brings a personal problem to the attention of the supervisor
when there is a decline in the work performance, attitude, or behavior of
the employee.
Participation in the EAP is voluntary and at the sole discretion of
Problematic situations we may
assist you on:
Research has found that most employees might not be able to cope
with their day to day work due to the
following;
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Alcohol and drug abuse
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Depression which can lead to
excessive absenteeism
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Emotional problems
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Interpersonal relationship
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Family/ children difficulties,
such as physical abuse
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Marital difficulties
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Finances/ budgeting
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Work related issues
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Health problems
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Legal problems
What does it cost to use the employee assistance program
To see the EA Practitioner is 100% free. If you are referred to in– house services such as a social worker, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, etc, the cost is determined on the institutional policy regarding
such services.
However if you need to be referred to external service providers such as rehabilitation Centre, attorneys , etc such costs are incurred by you. Employees on medical aid are advised to use their medical aids for additional consultation.
Very important
An employee’s job security or promotional opportunity will not be jeopardized by a request of help through the EAP. The objective of the program is NOT to terminate the employment of troubled employees. The
program policy will not alter or supplement existing procedures for correcting unsatisfactory performance and will not be as basic, in itself, for
discipline
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COMPILED BY: Miss Z Mabece
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Turton CHC had its first ever quality day since we are a new institution which was of great
quality. Quality means “doing things right the first time” Turton CHC did exactly that,
the institution would like to thank everyone who made this day a huge success, special
thanks goes to our dignitaries and external stakeholders for honouring our invite. We also
like to thank and give credit to all Turton CHC departments who participated in our
Quality Improvement Project Presentations, all the presentations were excellent and of
quality.
Turton CHC Quality day
2013
From the left: Pastor Nxumalo, Miss Cele
(Board member,) Mrs Khomo (Board member)
Mr Xulu (chairperson: Board Member) Mrs F.
Mkhize (QA Manager Ugu District) Mrs N.C
Mkhize CEO: Turton CHC
Our Programme director for the day was Mrs
Fica who did not disappoint!!
Our Judges from Gamalakhe
CHC who did a great job and
complimented all presenters
for theirs presentations and
pointed out that it was very
hard for them to choose the
winner because all presentations were exceptionally well
executed.
In attendance: Turton CHC
staff Members and external
guests
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Awards!! Awards!! Awards!! Siyanihalalisela!! awards
handed over by Mrs Mkhize Turton CHC C.E.O and Mrs
Mkhize QA District Manager
HAST TEAM GETTING THEIR
AWARD
MEDICAL TEAM WITH DR DUNRAJ
WHO TOOK THE NO 1 position
HR Manager Miss S Pillay handing over long service awards
Paediatric team and occupational health nurse
Miss Mtengwane(M&E) handing over a thank you token to our district QA MANAGER
Entertainment by our very own Khaya and his
backers!!
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Words of thanks from our
Nursing Manager Mrs
Gwexe
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On the 19th of December 2013 Turton CHC team consist of Dr Buso: Medial manager, Dr Khumalo: Paediatric MO,
Mrs Madikizela– ANM (MCWH) Mrs Fica– ONM( Paeds) ,Paediatric unit team members together with the rehabilitation team Mrs Njilo– Social Worker, Mrs Mlambo Phystherapist, Miss N Kunene Assistant Physiotherapist, Miss
Cele—OT , Mr Mthombeni –Assistant OT all played a major role in celebrating Christmas party with physically challenged children within Turton CHC area
Turton CHC catchment area has got a large number of children of which some are living a normal life , some with
special needs and physically disabled, therefore the Paediatric team & Rehab team decided to host a Christmas party
for these children. They wanted to show them love and support to them and their caregivers. The day was a success
and we give credit to our sponsors who assisted us e.g Mr & Mrs Smith, Mr & Mrs Brown, Miss Christine Kleander and
Ms Lida Karim from Emmano design clothing.
Mr & Mrs Smith : father Christmas &
Mother Christmas
Role play by Paediatric staff members !!
Now this is what I call entertainment education. Well done
Our clients for the occasion!!
On the main table; our dignitaries who
honoured our invite “Siyazibongela”
It was great to see the mothers responding
well from the questions based on the role play,
which shows they were listening
Children enjoying themselves on the jumping castle
which was specially catered for them
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STI/ PREGNANCY WEEK 11 –16 FEBRUARY 2014
Mbali from Radio Sunny South interviewing Mrs Nkanku and Mrs
Madikizela from Turton CHC
11– 16 February was STI pregnancy week Mr S
Mbatha organised a slot with radio Sunny South
where they interviewed Mrs Madikizela
(MCWH) and Mrs Nkanku (Maternity Operational Manager) the whole intention was to educate people on STI & PREGNANCY. The interview made an instant impact as people called –
in for further clarity and thanked Turton Community Health Centre for taking the initiative to
do the awareness.
It did not end there as the PRO, Mrs Madikizela
(MCWH) and Mrs Mdlalose (School Health
Nurse) visited Sibonguzwane High School to
create awareness on STI & PREGNANCY as the
school is mostly affected by the high number of
pregnancy rate.
Left: Mrs Mdlalose,Mrs Madikizela, Cllr Mrs
N.Y Mweshe (Deputy Mayor) Alex Mthiyaye
Gagasi FM 99.5 Sibonguzwane High Scholl
It was nice to see all the school
children listening to Mrs
Mdlalose who is a School
Health Nurse from Turton
CHC when she warned them
about the dangers of getting
pregnant at a young age as
their bodies are not ready to
carry a baby
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The national Department of Health has
entered into an agreement/partnership
with Soul City to facilitate the implementation of a programme called Community Based Monitoring at identified
health facilities. Turton CHC happened
to be one of those fortunate facilities,
the CBM were identified and trained by
Soul City to work as volunteers at our
CHC. The team will be responsible for
monitoring implementation of the six
priority areas and empower the community on local decision making to improve service delivery.
MEET TURTON CHC
CBM TEAM MEMBERS
Mrs N.C Mkhize (CEO) & Mrs Madikizela
( MCWH) with Community Based Monitoring
Team Members
Mrs Mkhize and one of the CBM team member
demonstrating the indicators they will use to monitor
our CHC
Mr Mlotshwa (centre) outlining to Turton CHC managers on what is expected of them during the CBM project
MARCH is TB Awareness Month we urging the community to come in numbers to test
for TB
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TB Fact sheet
Infection and transmission
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease. Like the common cold, it spreads through the air. Only people
who are sick with TB in their lungs are infectious. When infectious people cough, sneeze, talk or spit, they
propel TB germs, known as bacilli, into the air. A person needs only to inhale a small number of these to
be infected.
Left untreated, each person with active TB disease will infect on average between 10 and 15 people every
year. But people infected with TB bacilli will not necessarily become sick with the disease. The immune
system "walls off" the TB bacilli which, protected by a thick waxy coat, can lie dormant for years. When
someone's immune system is weakened, the chances of becoming sick are greater.
Someone in the country is newly infected with TB bacilli every second.
 Overall, one-third of the world's population is currently infected with the TB bacillus.
5-10% of people who are infected with TB bacilli (but who are not infected with HIV) become sick or infectious
at some time during their life.
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SPORTS / EZEMIDLALO
Turton CHC netball girls team and Mrs Dlungwana (ANM)
Department of sports and Recreation organised a one day sports event
which took place on 29 Nov 2013 at Umzinto prisoner, the teams that
participated were Gj Crookes, SAPS, warders, school teachers and Turton CHC. As usual Turton CHC girls team did not disappoint as they
went on to the final to beat Gj Crookes by 38-12 where they won a trophy, medals and the beautiful green jersey they wearing on the picture
above. Based on these results Turton CHC girls netball team will represent Ugu Health District on the date which is still to be announced.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO TURTON
CHC PLEASE FORWARD ALL COMMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
NAME: MR S. MBATHA
OFFICE: 6112
TEL: 039 972 6057
FAX: 039 972 6060
E-mail: [email protected]
“Turton CHC , we have a good story to tell”
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